Acceptable oil for lubricating bearings, Lubricate the bearings with oil – Goulds Pumps LF 3196 i-FRAME - IOM User Manual
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Temperature
Oil requirement
Bearing temperatures exceed 180°F (82°C)
Use ISO viscosity grade 100 with bearing-frame
cooling or finned-tube oil cooler. The finned-tube
oil cooler is standard with the HT 3196 model and
optional for all other models.
Pumped-fluid temperatures exceed 350°F (177°C)
Use synthetic lubrication.
Acceptable oil for lubricating bearings
Acceptable lubricants
Brand
Lubricant type
Chevron
GTS Oil 68
Exxon
Teresstic EP 68
Mobil
DTE 26 300 SSU @ 100°F (38°C)
Philips
Mangus Oil 315
Shell
Tellus Oil 68
Sunoco
Sunvis 968
Royal Purple
SYNFILM ISO VG 68 Synthetic Lube
Brand
Lubricant type
Castrol
Hyspin R&O 220
Chevron
GST 220
Exxon
Teresstic 220
Mobil
DTE Oil BB
Mobil Gear 630
Shell
Marlina 220
Tellus 220
Sunoco
Sunvis 9220
Texaco
Regal R&O 220
Rando HD 220
Royal Purple
Synfilm GT 220
Synergy 220
Lubricate the bearings with oil
Use a high-quality turbine oil with rust and oxidation inhibitors.
1. Remove the fill plug.
2. Fill the bearing frame with oil through the filler connection, which is located on top of the bearing
frame.
Fill the bearing frame with oil until the oil level reaches the middle of the sight glass (319).
113A
319
Oil lubricated
bearings
Correct
level
Commissioning, Startup, Operation, and Shutdown
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